Listen to oral histories of why they left their homelands, view what they brought and why they settled here. Watch Charlie Chaplin in “The Immigrant,” and try on costumes from the old country. Complete your visit with tea at First Slice Pie Shop across the street, and peruse Andersonville’s Clark Street shops.

The museum is housed in an old firehouse at 5358 N. Ashland Ave. (Balmoral corner). No reservations necessary. Come when you can and leave when you must. Forward Chicago member and docent Karen Minturn will be on hand to welcome you.

View a virtual tour of the Voices of Edgewater exhibit, which runs through May 28: